During the silence following communion, if it helps to thank the Lord for the gift received, one of the following prayers may be recited:
Prayer to Jesus crucified
Look at me, O my beloved and good Jesus, prostrate at the feet of your divine presence. I beg and beseech You with great fervor of my soul, deign to engrave in my heart very lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, sincere repentance of my sins and firm resolution never to offend You again. While I, with all the love and sorrow of which I am capable, consider and meditate on your five wounds, keeping in mind that which the holy prophet David said of you, O my God: «They have drilled my hands and my feet, and all my bones can be counted.».
Soul of Christ
Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, embryo me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, confess me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within your wounds, hide me.
Let me not be separated from you.
From the evil enemy, defend me.
At the hour of my death, call me.
And command me to come to you, that with your saints I may praise and bless you forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Father
I thank you, Lord, almighty Father, for all your benefits and especially because you have willed to admit me to share in the most sacred Body of your divine Son.
I beseech Thee, O most clement Father, that this holy communion be for me neither a snare nor an occasion of punishment, but a salutary intercession for forgiveness; be the armor of my faith, the shield of my good will, the death of all my vices, the extermination of all my carnal appetites and the increase of charity, patience, true humility and of all the virtues; be perfect peace of my body and spirit, a firm defense against all my visible and invisible enemies, perpetual union with You alone, my true God and Lord, and the happy seal of my blessed death.
And I beg you to take me, a sinner, to that ineffable banquet, where you, with your Son and the Holy Spirit, are for your saints true light, fulfilled satisfaction, enduring joy, complete bliss.
and perfect happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer of Pope Clement XI
I believe in you, Lord, but help me to believe firmly; I hope in you, but help me to hope without distrust; I love you, Lord, but help me to show you that I love you; I am sorry, but help me not to offend you again.
I adore you, Lord, because you are my creator and I long for you because you are my end; I praise you, because you never tire of doing me good and I take refuge in you, because you are my protector.
May your wisdom, O Lord, direct me and your justice restrain me; may your mercy comfort me and your power defend me.
I offer you, Lord, my thoughts, help me to think of you; I offer you my words, help me to speak of you; I offer you my works, help me to do your will; I offer you my sorrows, help me to suffer for you.
All that you want, Lord, I want, precisely because you want it, as you want it and for as long as you want it.
I ask you, Lord, to enlighten my understanding, strengthen my will, purify my heart and sanctify my spirit.
Lord, make me weep for my sins, reject temptations, overcome my evil inclinations and cultivate the virtues.
Give me your grace, Lord, to love you and forget myself, to seek the good of my neighbor without being afraid of the world.
Give me your grace to be obedient to my superiors, understanding to my inferiors, solicitous to my friends and generous to my enemies.
Help me, Lord, to overcome pleasure with austerity, greed with generosity, anger with kindness, lukewarmness with fervor.
May I know how to be prudent, Lord, in giving advice, courage in dangers, patience in difficulties, simplicity in successes.
Grant me, Lord, attention in praying, sobriety in eating, responsibility in my work and firmness in my resolutions.
Help me to preserve purity of soul, to be modest in my attitudes, exemplary in my dealings with my neighbor and truly Christian in my conduct.
Grant me your help to master my instincts, to foster in me your life of grace, to fulfill your commandments and obtain my salvation.
Teach me, Lord, to understand the smallness of the earthly, the greatness of the divine, the brevity of this life and the eternity to come.
Grant me, O Lord, a good preparation for death and a holy fear of judgment, that I may be delivered from hell and obtain your glory.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Offering
Take, O Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and all my will, all my goods and possessions. You gave it to me; to you, Lord, I turn it. All is yours. Dispose of me according to your will. Give me your love and grace, for this is enough for me.
Prayer to Christ the King
O Christ Jesus, I acknowledge you as universal King. All that exists has been created by you. Exercise over me all your rights. I renew my baptismal promises, renouncing Satan, his seductions and his works, and I promise to live as a good Christian. In particular, I commit myself to make triumph, according to my means, the rights of God and of your Church.
Jesus Christ, I offer you my poor actions to obtain that all hearts recognize and live your message of peace, justice and love.
